Emma Söderberg

Emma Martine Söderberg (born 18 February 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston PWHL team and the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She previously played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth.

Emma Söderberg
Born (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 Boston PWHL team
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Modo Hockey
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2018–present

Early life

Söderberg was born on 18 February 1998 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, to Ove and Karin Söderberg.[1] As an adolescent, she was a goaltender for Modo Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), where she had a 1.55 goals against average (GAA) and .940 save percentage in 19 games.[1]

College career

Söderberg joined the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team for the 2018–19 season. She played in five games during her freshman year, posting a win–loss-overtime record of 3–1–0 and stopped 94 out of 103 shots for a .913 save percentage and 2.09 GAA.[1] As a junior during the 2020–21 season, Söderberg's .951 save percentage, 1.34 GAA, and five shutout games were all within the top three of all NCAA women's ice hockey, and she received both the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Goaltending Champion statistical title and the Goaltender of the Year award. It was the first time that Minnesota Duluth had won the WCHA Goaltender of the Year title.[2] That year, Minnesota Duluth reached the Frozen Four semifinal round of the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they fell to Northwestern 3–2 in overtime. Söderberg made 44 saves during the match before allowing the game-winning goal on a shot from Northeastern skater Skylar Fontaine.[3]

At the time that her 2021–22 season was interrupted due to the 2022 Winter Olympics, Söderberg was second in the WCHA with 13 wins, four shutouts, and a .920 save percentage.[4]

Professional career

Upon graduating from Duluth, Söderberg signed a two-year contract with the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation.[5] When the PHF dissolved, Söderberg entered the 2023 PWHL Draft, where she was taken in the tenth round, 58th overall, by the Boston PWHL team.[6]

International play

After helping the Sweden women's national ice hockey team during their qualification rounds, Söderberg was selected to goaltend for the team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[7]

She represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded a 2.58 GAA and a .924 save percentage in five games and was named to the All-Star team.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPWLOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2016–17Modo HockeySDHL 15690——21.81.930 ————————
2017–18Modo HockeySDHL 191630——51.55.940 110——01.00.963
2018–19Minnesota Duluth BulldogsWCHA 5310259902.08.913 ————————
2019–20Minnesota Duluth BulldogsWCHA 4100108201.12.960 ————————
2020–21Minnesota Duluth BulldogsWCHA 1912701,0942951.59.944 ————————
2021–22Minnesota Duluth BulldogsWCHA 2617801,5165352.10.925 ————————
2022–23Minnesota Duluth BulldogsWCHA 33211021,94245121.39.938 ————————
WCHA totals 87542624,918138221.68.934 ————————

International
YearTeamEventResult GPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%
2022SwedenOG8th 5230———3.47.913
2023SwedenWWC6th 5230———2.97.906

References
  1. "Emma Soderberg – Women's Hockey". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. "Bell and Soderberg named WCHA Defenseman and Goaltender of the Year". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. Johnson, Randy (19 March 2021). "Even in semifinal loss, Minnesota Duluth women showed they belong". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. "UMD's Emma Soderberg named to Team Sweden's Olympic roster". WDIO. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. Salvian, Hailey (23 May 2023). "Emma Söderberg signs 2-year deal with Connecticut Whale: What it means for PHF". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. Kennedy, Ian (18 September 2023). "Boston's Crease Will Be Difficult To Beat With Frankel and Soderberg". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. Wellens, Matt (19 January 2022). "UMD women's hockey: Sweden selects Soderberg for Olympic team, creating an opening in the Bulldogs net". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. Podnieks, Andrew (16 April 2023). "Fillier named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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